Mushtaq Shiekh is an Indian screenwriter, author, producer and actor. He is mainly known for writing the screenplays of Ra.One, Om Shanti Om and Billu.[2]
Shiekh has written several books about movies in India. During a visit to a book fair of Abu Dhabi, he said "I wish more books were written about movies for people who are genuinely interested in knowing how this art form is made."[6] He worked as an associate producer in Anubhav Sinha's Mulk (2018). He has also worked with Indian TV channel Sahara One as a creative director.[7][8]
Shiekh is writing a book for children titled "Blue Forest". He told reporters that the book will be released in 2019.[9] The book tells the story of a magical forest. He is also writing a web series for Ekta Kapoor's ALTBalaji.[10][11]
In year 2024, Mushtaq wrote and presented a short horror film titled Happy Ending. The film was directed by Anil Bajpai and featured Ishita Ganguly and Nalini Negi. It was released on Jio Cinema. [12][13][14]
Mushtaq wrote his first fiction novel titled Secrets Within in year 2024. The book was a thriller which tells the story of an architect who was given contract to construct the mansion of a rich man but found himself trapped in mysterious circumstances once he started working on the project. [15] A film on the book is in the process with a film studio. While speaking to Mid-day, Mushtaq reveals that Akshay Kumar, Tabbu and R.Madhavan could be considered playing the main lead in the film.[16]
Other work
Mushtaq Shiekh organised a campaign to support daily wages workers of the Indian television industry during the COVID-19 pandemic in India. Along with television producer Ekta Kapoor, filmmaker Tigmanshu Dhulia and TV actor Karan Patel and many others, a fund was created to support workers from TV industry who lost their jobs.[17][18]
